Total reserves in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Total reserves was 263.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves in Timor-Leste, 2012–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 263.1% for total reserves in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Timor-Leste peaked at 1,162.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 263.1%, in 2024.
That places Timor-Leste 5th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,162.0% | — |
| 2013 | 767.6% | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 298.6% | -61.1% |
| 2015 | 375.0% | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 347.3% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 437.2% | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 426.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 322.6% | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 288.0% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 351.7% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 303.5% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 269.9% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 263.1% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 517.1% | 298.6% | 1,162.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 295.2% | 263.1% | 351.7% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Timor-Leste
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita -140.19 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP -0.1045 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -108.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 556.51 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 588.74 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 588.74 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 588.74 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 415.04 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in Timor-Leste?
- Total reserves in Timor-Leste was 263.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1,162.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 263.1% in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for total reserves?
- Timor-Leste ranks 5th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.